000 FNUS51 KBTV 070936 FWFBTV FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR CENTRAL/NORTHERN VERMONT AND NORTHERN NEW YORK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BURLINGTON VT 536 AM EDT TUE OCT 7 2008 .DISCUSSION... A STRONG AND VERY DRY AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL MOVE SLOWLY ACROSS NORTHERN NEW YORK AND VERMONT THROUGH WEDNESDAY...BRINGING MAINLY CLEAR SKIES TO THE REGION. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL BE AROUND 30 PERCENT TODAY AND ON WEDNESDAY...WITH EXCELLENT RECOVERY AT NIGHT. A FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE REGION WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY...BRINGING OUR NEXT CHANCE FOR SHOWERS. HIGH PRESSURE WILL THEN BUILD INTO THE NORTH COUNTRY ON FRIDAY AND REMAIN OVER THE AREA ON SATURDAY. NYZ028-035-VTZ001-002-005-009-072200- EASTERN CLINTON-EASTERN ESSEX-GRAND ISLE-WESTERN FRANKLIN- WESTERN CHITTENDEN-WESTERN ADDISON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PLATTSBURGH...PORT HENRY... TICONDEROGA...ALBURGH...SOUTH HERO...ST. ALBANS...BURLINGTON... MIDDLEBURY...VERGENNES 536 AM EDT TUE OCT 7 2008 TODAY TONIGHT WED CLOUD AMOUNT CLEAR CLEAR MCLEAR PRECIP CHC (%) 0 0 0 PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE MAX/MIN/MAX TEMP 59 31 66 20FTWND AM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR 20FTWND PM(MPH) N 8 G17 LGT/VAR S 6 PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 PRECIP DURATION PRECIP BEGIN PRECIP END MIN/MAX/MIN RH % 31 94 31 HAINES INDEX 4 4 5 LAL 1 1 1 MIXING HGT/DISP 3310 7PM-9AM/PO 2780 TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NW 13 S 9 VENTILATION RATE 38900 21970 REMARKS...NONE. $$ VTZ003-004-006>008-010-016>018-072200- ORLEANS-ESSEX-LAMOILLE-CALEDONIA-WASHINGTON-ORANGE- EASTERN FRANKLIN-EASTERN CHITTENDEN-EASTERN ADDISON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWPORT...ISLAND POND...JOHNSON... STOWE...ST. JOHNSBURY...MONTPELIER...BRADFORD...RANDOLPH... ENOSBURG FALLS...RICHFORD...UNDERHILL...BRISTOL...RIPTON 536 AM EDT TUE OCT 7 2008 TODAY TONIGHT WED CLOUD AMOUNT CLEAR CLEAR MCLEAR PRECIP CHC (%) 0 0 0 PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE MAX/MIN/MAX TEMP 57 27 63 20FTWND AM(MPH) NW 5 G15 LGT/VAR 20FTWND PM(MPH) NW 9 G18 NW 5 LGT/VAR PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 PRECIP DURATION PRECIP BEGIN PRECIP END MIN/MAX/MIN RH % 31 98 30 HAINES INDEX 4 4 5 LAL 1 1 1 MIXING HGT/DISP 2730 7PM-9AM/VP 3280 TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NW 16 SW 7 VENTILATION RATE 42100 26220 REMARKS...NONE. $$ VTZ011-012-019-072200- WESTERN RUTLAND-WINDSOR-EASTERN RUTLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RUTLAND...SPRINGFIELD... WHITE RIVER JUNCTION...EAST WALLINGFORD...KILLINGTON 536 AM EDT TUE OCT 7 2008 TODAY TONIGHT WED CLOUD AMOUNT CLEAR CLEAR MCLEAR PRECIP CHC (%) 0 0 0 PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE MAX/MIN/MAX TEMP 58 28 65 20FTWND AM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR 20FTWND PM(MPH) NW 9 G17 NE 5 LGT/VAR PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 PRECIP DURATION PRECIP BEGIN PRECIP END MIN/MAX/MIN RH % 30 98 28 HAINES INDEX 4 4 5 LAL 1 1 1 MIXING HGT/DISP 3230 8PM-9AM/PO 3280 TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NW 15 SW 9 VENTILATION RATE 40300 29550 REMARKS...NONE. $$ NYZ026-027-087-072200- NORTHERN ST. LAWRENCE-NORTHERN FRANKLIN-SOUTHWESTERN ST. LAWRENCE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MASSENA...MALONE...OGDENSBURG... POTSDAM...GOUVERNEUR 536 AM EDT TUE OCT 7 2008 TODAY TONIGHT WED CLOUD AMOUNT CLEAR CLEAR MCLEAR PRECIP CHC (%) 0 0 0 PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE MAX/MIN/MAX TEMP 58 27 64 20FTWND AM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR 20FTWND PM(MPH) W 6 LGT/VAR SE 8 PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 PRECIP DURATION PRECIP BEGIN PRECIP END MIN/MAX/MIN RH % 34 98 38 HAINES INDEX 4 4 5 LAL 1 1 1 MIXING HGT/DISP 3010 7PM-9AM/PO 4000 TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NW 6 S 10 VENTILATION RATE 24200 47830 REMARKS...NONE. $$ NYZ029>031-034-072200- SOUTHEASTERN ST. LAWRENCE-SOUTHERN FRANKLIN-WESTERN CLINTON- WESTERN ESSEX- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...STAR LAKE...SARANAC LAKE... TUPPER LAKE...DANNEMORA...LAKE PLACID 536 AM EDT TUE OCT 7 2008 TODAY TONIGHT WED CLOUD AMOUNT CLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR PRECIP CHC (%) 0 0 0 PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE MAX/MIN/MAX TEMP 57 22 62 20FTWND AM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR 20FTWND PM(MPH) NW 7 LGT/VAR S 7 PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 PRECIP DURATION PRECIP BEGIN PRECIP END MIN/MAX/MIN RH % 30 98 29 HAINES INDEX 4 4 5 LAL 1 1 1 MIXING HGT/DISP 3320 8PM-9AM/VP 3950 TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NW 10 S 12 VENTILATION RATE 33080 47080 REMARKS...NONE. $$ .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .THURSDAY...CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. .THURSDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .FRIDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .SATURDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .SATURDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .SUNDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. .SUNDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .COLUMBUS DAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS... TEMPERATURES NEAR NORMAL. PRECIPITATION NEAR NORMAL. $$